A joint before the joint? Prison-bound Paris pictured smoking cannabis

Just when she thought things couldn’t possibly get any worse, pictures have surfaced of Paris Hilton surreptitiously smoking cannabis.

The 26-year-old heiress was photographed allegedly smoking a joint while backstage at last month’s Coachella music festival.

Oh that’s hot!

Personally I find it a shocking surprise to learn she smokes pot.  I had no idea.  I swear.  A shock I tell you.  Totally shocked.  Really!

But as I read the article, I realized that something darker was at work here, a deep seated problem.  And her shrink explained what it was:

Hilton, who has been making the most of her freedom with bike rides, shopping trips and even a church visit, is said to be in a fragile state of mind as her sentence looms.

Dr. Charles Sophy, Hilton’s psychiatrist, wrote in a report: “She is emotionally distraught and traumatized as a consequence of the findings at the May 4 hearing, the jail sentence imposed upon her by the judge, and her fear of incarceration.”

Well sure, who wouldn’t be.  45 horrid days without anyone kissing her butt.  So obviously in her traumatized state, the poor dear is just using Pot medicinally, for stress management and anxiety control.  Of Course!

But one has to ponder, what is it about jail that has her so close to breaking?  The article again has the answer:

Hilton can expect tough conditions at LA’s Century Regional Detention Center where is set to serve her time.

Her cell will be approximately 12 feet by 8 feet and feature very basic amenities such as a sink, toilet and mirror.

According to reports, inmates are forbidden from wearing makeup and hair extensions, and are allowed only two pairs of socks and underpants.

Oh God!  The humanity!  No makeup!  And considering her reputation, it sounds like they are actually going to make her wear underwear!

UPDATES:  See below for the video, as well as the threats issued by Planned Parenthood to supress it.

As I have said before, one of the subjects I feel strongly about is abortion, but it is also one that I dislike blogging about.  First I feel somewhat disenfranchised being a man.  In some liberal circles, the lack of a uterus is a debate disqualifier.  I reject that of course, but like so many topics, it is a distraction from the real debate, as are debates of consent, debates over choice, and even debates over rights.  All of these factors are certainly relevant, but in the end, the real issues, whether you like it or not, are life and consequences.

I may blog on that more later, though I have already at least once…ok twice…alright, three or four times then.  But who is counting.

So in the debate around abortion, no matter where you sit, one name keeps standing higher, talking louder and is more recognizable:  Planned Parenthood.  Their website self describes them as ”America’s leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider”.

Indeed, their site is packed with all manner of information, including information about abortion.  That in and of itself is not bad, but the information is generally supportive of abortion rights, and that is just the plain truth.  I am not going to address that in any detail.

Instead I have two tales of cases where abortions were given or recommended but the circumstances were disturbing.

The first case I read about in an email from the Family Research Council (emphasis mine).

Panned Parenthood

A story out of Mason, Ohio paints a horrifying picture of just how far Planned Parenthood may be willing to go to attract young abortion clients. In what prosecutors are calling “one of the worst cases of child abuse” in Warren County, a local man has been sentenced to five years in prison–one for each year he molested and raped his own daughter.